Total Crime Rate
91.6 per 1,000
All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026Violent Crime Rate
70.1 per 1,000
May 2025 - Apr 2026Holyoake Place area has the 24th highest crime rate of 56 local areas in Brereton & Ravenhill , and the 97th highest crime rate of 316 local areas in Cannock Chase .
At least one of the neighbouring streets has high or very high crime levels. However, overall crime around this postcode is more mixed, with some nearby areas experiencing lower crime.
The overall crime rate in the area around Holyoake Place (WS15 2NP) in the last 12 months was 91.6 per 1,000 residents and was 16.8% higher than the Brereton & Ravenhill average (78.4 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Violence and sexual offences with 22 offences recorded. The least common crime was Anti-social behaviour with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Violence and sexual offences ( 4.8% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -50.0% YoY).
Violent crimes totalled 26 (≈ 70.1 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -13.3% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -68.0% comparing early vs recent averages) .
In the area around Holyoake Place (WS15 2NP), the highest concentration of overall crime is near Glenhaven, where police recorded 31 incidents. Violent and public-order offences occur most often near William Morris Court (19 offences). Both locations lie within roughly 0.3 miles of this postcode area.
| Month | Crime | Location* | Last Outcome |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Pine View | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Lovett Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenhaven | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Glenhaven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glenhaven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glenhaven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Shoplifting | Glenhaven | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Robbery | Glenhaven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Glenhaven | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | The Beeches | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Anti-social behaviour | Harney Court | — |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | Harney Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | William Morris Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Byron Place | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Harney Court | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Sports/Recreation Area | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Criminal damage and arson | Gorseburn Way | Investigation complete; no suspect identified |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | Ferncombe Drive | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ball Close | Under investigation |
| Apr 2026 | Public order | William Morris Court | Unable to prosecute suspect |
| Apr 2026 | Violence and sexual offences | John Ball Close | Unable to prosecute suspect |
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